Newtown faced Cheshire in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Nighthawks fell just short of the Rams by a score of 3-2. The Nighthawks have struggled against the Rams recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost meeting.
Newtown wouldn't go down easily and took Cheshire into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 25-13, 25-22, 23-25, 15-12.
Nate Twitchell paced Newtown's offense, picking up 15 kills. Twitchell got some help from Dima Frunza and his 41 assists. Finally, Twitchell was also a dominant defender, finishing with a team-high four blocks.
Cheshire can attribute much of their success to Bryan Rochefort, who had 18 assists and seven digs. That's the most assists Rochefort has posted since back in May of 2024.
The loss was their first on the road , dropping their record down to 10-2. As for Cheshire, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Newtown wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Brookfield on the 5th. As for Cheshire, they have also already played their next game, a 3-1 defeat against Shelton on the 5th.
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